The continuing NCAA Basketball Championship on TNT won the night with a 1.6 rating for the first game and a 1.4 for the second among Adults 18-49. Otherwise, it was a quiet night on cable, with the network premiere of sequel/short ‘Tangled Ever After’ scoring a 0.9 for the Disney Channel after a lead-in from 2009’s ‘Princess and the Frog’.

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Jersey Shore continued its dominance over cable with the week’s top program. Both telecasts of WWE Monday Night Raw, six SpongeBob telecasts and the season premiere of Army Wives made up the rest of the top 10.

Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending March 6, 2011:

Rank

Program

Network

Day

Time

Viewers (000)

1

JERSEY SHORE 2B

MTV

Thu

10:00P-11:00P

7,772

2

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

USA

Mon

10:00P-11:11P

5,610

3

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

USA

Mon

09:00P-10:00P

5,599

4

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

10:30A-11:00A

4,909

5

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

10:00A-10:30A

4,703

6

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

10:30A-11:00A

4,472

7

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

09:30A-10:00A

4,399

8

ARMY WIVES

LIFE

Sun

09:00P-10:00P

4,228

9

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

10:00A-10:30A

4,181

10

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

09:30A-10:00A

4,110

11

GOOD LUCK CHARLIE

DSNY

Sun

08:00P-08:30P

4,059

12

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

09:00A-09:30A

4,046

13

JERSEY SHORE AFTER HOURS

MTV

Thu

11:00P-11:30P

4,004

14

T.U.F.F. PUPPY

NICK

Sat

11:00A-11:30A

3,958

15

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

09:00A-09:30A

3,945

16

AMERICAN PICKERS

HIST

Mon

09:00P-10:00P

3,911

17

PAWN STARS

HIST

Mon

08:30P-09:00P

3,898

18

SHAKE IT UP

DSNY

Sun

08:30P-08:55P

3,817

19

SUITE LIFE ON DECK

DSNY

Fri

08:00P-08:30P

3,806

20

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Mon

05:30P-06:00P

3,755

21

GAME, THE S4

BET

Tue

10:00P-10:30P

3,746

22

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Thu

05:30P-06:00P

3,680

23

NCIS

USA

Mon

08:00P-09:00P

3,665

24

NCIS

USA

Mon

07:00P-08:00P

3,619

25

PAWN STARS

HIST

Mon

10:00P-10:30P

3,547

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Jersey Shore was back on top of the cable world easily taking the most-viewed cable program of the week title with 7.7 million viewers. WWE Raw took the second and third spots with NCIS and SpongeBob rounding out the top five.

Impressively, the NCIS that ranked fourth for the week with over 5 million viewers went up against the Academy Awards Red Carpet coverage plus the opening half hour of the actual awards show. The Knicks/Heat game, which also went up against the Oscars for most of its telecast was the week’s top sports program (excluding WWE Raw) with 4.2 million viewers.

Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending February 27, 2011:

Rank

Program

Network

Day

Time

Viewers (000)

1

JERSEY SHORE 2B

MTV

Thu

10:00P-11:00P

7,726

2

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

USA

Mon

09:00P-10:00P

5,892

3

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

USA

Mon

10:00P-11:04P

5,820

4

NCIS

USA

Sun

08:00P-09:00P

5,060

5

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

09:30A-10:00A

4,775

6

NCIS

USA

Sun

07:00P-08:00P

4,747

7

BOLT

DSNY

Fri

07:00P-08:45P

4,495

8

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Mon

04:30P-05:00P

4,418

9

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

09:00A-09:30A

4,398

10

BIG TIME RUSH

NAN

Mon

08:00P-09:00P

4,235

11

KNICKS/HEAT

ESPN

Sun

08:00P-10:45P

4,213

12

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Mon

04:00P-04:30P

4,195

13

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

09:30A-10:00A

4,188

14

NCIS

USA

Thu

07:00P-08:00P

4,159

15

ROYAL PAINS

USA

Thu

09:00P-10:00P

4,054

16

SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE

NICK

Mon

10:00A-12:00P

4,039

17

NCIS

USA

Mon

07:00P-08:00P

4,014

18

TEEN MOM II

MTV

Tue

10:00P-11:00P

4,006

19

T.U.F.F. PUPPY

NICK

Sat

10:00A-10:30A

4,001

20

NCIS

USA

Sun

09:00P-10:00P

3,951

21

BOLT

DSNY

Sat

11:00A-12:45P

3,947

22

NCIS

USA

Thu

08:00P-09:00P

3,937

23

NCIS

USA

Mon

08:00P-09:00P

3,860

24

LRC: 2011 ACADEMY AWARDS

EN

Sun

06:00P-08:00P

3,856

25

NCIS

USA

Wed

07:00P-08:00P

3,847

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The NBA All-Star Game and All-Star Saturday Night took the top two spots for the week as Jersey Shore was pushed to third in total viewers (with a still hefty 7.6 million). American Pickers and two episodes of Pawn Stars rounded out the top five.

Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending February 20, 2011:

Rank

Program

Network

Day

Time

Viewers (000)

1

EAST VS WEST

TNT

Sun

08:46P-11:41P

9,093

2

NBA ALLSTAR SAT NIGHT

TNT

Sat

08:30P-11:18P

8,130

3

JERSEY SHORE 2B

MTV

Thu

10:00P-11:00P

7,644

4

AMERICAN PICKERS

HIST

Mon

09:00P-10:00P

6,475

5

PAWN STARS

HIST

Mon

10:00P-10:30P

6,159

6

PAWN STARS

HIST

Mon

10:30P-11:00P

6,030

7

WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE

DSNY

Fri

08:00P-09:00P

5,128

8

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

USA

Mon

10:00P-11:20P

4,821

9

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

09:30A-10:00A

4,715

10

NBA TIP-OFF ALLSTAR

TNT

Sun

07:00P-08:46P

4,709

11

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

USA

Mon

09:00P-10:00P

4,701

12

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

09:30A-10:00A

4,594

13

GOLD RUSH: ALASKA

DISC

Fri

10:00P-11:00P

4,547

14

FINDING NEMO

DSNY

Mon

05:10P-07:00P

4,378

15

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

09:00A-09:30A

4,347

16

GOOD LUCK CHARLIE

DSNY

Sun

08:00P-08:30P

4,240

17

GAME, THE S4

BET

Tue

10:00P-10:30P

4,204

18

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

09:00A-09:30A

4,141

19

SHAKE IT UP

DSNY

Sun

08:30P-09:00P

3,964

20

PAWN STARS

HIST

Mon

08:30P-09:00P

3,903

21

ROYAL PAINS

USA

Thu

09:00P-10:01P

3,892

22

NCIS

USA

Thu

08:00P-09:00P

3,814

23

WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE

DSNY

Sun

09:00P-10:00P

3,774

24

FISH HOOKS

DSNY

Fri

09:00P-09:25P

3,740

25

T.U.F.F. PUPPY

NICK

Sat

10:00A-10:30A

3,733

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Gold Rush: Alaska ended its season on a high note. It again topped Friday night cable with adults 18-49. Its 1.6 adults 18-49 rating was up two tenths from from last week. Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place topped cable with total viewers with more than 5.28 million.

Merlin held at a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating, up vs. last week.

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena averaged 1.38 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in adults 18-49, up 0.1 from last week.

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*with males 18-49 and 25-54.

via press release:

GOLD RUSH: ALASKA FINALE STRIKES A SERIES HIGH AS THE #1 PROGRAM IN ALL OF TELEVISION ON FRIDAY NIGHT

On Friday, February 18, 2011, the season finale of Discovery Channel’s GOLD RUSH: ALASKA, Never Say Die, earned a 3.13 HH / 2.23 P25-54 AA%, delivering a whopping 4.55 million viewers (P2+). A series high, the 10PM premiere beat out ALL broadcast and sports (including the NBA All-star events) programs to become the #1 primetime program in all of television, in key male demos (M25-54, M18-49 ratings and delivery).

As the lead-in to Discovery’s new hit series, the 9PM premiere of FLYING WILD ALASKA,Greenhorn Ben, also had a strong evening, bringing in2.14 million viewers (P2+), earning a 1.53 HH / 0.91 P25-54 AA%.

Driven by tune in for FLYING WILD ALASKA and GOLD RUSH: ALASKA, Discovery Channel was the #1 cable network in P/M25-54 and P/M18-49 delivery (#2 among W25-54 delivery). The premiere telecast of GOLD RUSH: ALASKA had TRIPLE-DIGIT gains in all key demos, compared to its time slot a year ago (February 2010 and 1Q10, Fri, 10PM).

For those who want a little more gold fever this season, a special GOLD RUSH: ALASKA, Full Disclosure, will air on Friday, February 25 at 10PM ET/PT. This one-hour special will feature never-before-seen footage and candid on-camera interviews with the miners who reflect on the season, reveal behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most memorable moments, discuss lessons learned during their time in Alaska and look ahead to their future in gold mining.

Kobe and KG have nothing on Snooki and The Situation. Jersey Shore and Pawn Stars again led cable viewing for the week ending February 13. Thursday’s Lakers/Celtics game ranked eleventh for the week averaging 4.71 million viewers. At least it came in ahead of seven out of the eight SpongeBob repeats that ranked in the weekly top 25.

Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending February 13, 2011:

Rank

Program

Network

Day

Time

Viewers (000)

1

JERSEY SHORE 2B

MTV

Thu

10:00P-11:00P

7,854

2

PAWN STARS

HIST

Mon

10:30P-11:00P

6,596

3

PAWN STARS

HIST

Mon

10:00P-10:30P

6,230

4

TOY STORY 2

DSNY

Sun

07:30P-09:10P

5,493

5

JERSEY SHORE AFTER SHOW

MTV

Thu

11:00P-11:30P

5,443

6

AMERICAN PICKERS

HIST

Mon

09:00P-10:00P

5,432

7

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

09:30A-10:00A

5,007

8

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

USA

Mon

10:00P-11:06P

4,965

9

ICARLY

NICK

Sat

08:00P-08:30P

4,916

10

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

USA

Mon

09:00P-10:00P

4,892

11

LAKERS/CELTICS

TNT

Thu

08:16P-10:51P

4,714

12

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

09:30A-10:00A

4,476

13

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sun

09:00A-09:30A

4,380

14

GAME, THE S4

BET

Tue

10:00P-10:30P

4,325

15

TOY STORY

DSNY

Sun

06:00P-07:30P

4,206

16

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

09:00A-09:30A

4,199

17

T.U.F.F. PUPPY

NICK

Sat

10:00A-10:30A

4,169

18

ONLY IN AMERICA

HIST

Tue

09:00P-10:00P

4,107

19

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Wed

06:30P-07:00P

4,059

20

NCIS

USA

Wed

08:00P-09:00P

4,037

21

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Sat

04:30P-05:00P

4,025

22

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Mon

06:30P-07:00P

4,010

23

CARS

DSNY

Mon

07:00P-09:05P

3,977

24

SPONGEBOB

NICK

Thu

06:30P-07:00P

3,969

25

GOLD RUSH: ALASKA

DISC

Fri

10:00P-11:00P

3,887

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GOLD RUSH: ALASKA IS THE #1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM ON TELEVISION ON FRIDAY NIGHT– Almost 4 million tune into GOLD RUSH: ALASKA –

(Silver Spring, Md.) -The Friday, February 11, 2011 premiere of GOLD RUSH: ALASKA, Bedrock or Bust, earned a 2.75 HH / 1.85 P25-54, beating out all broadcast and sports programs, and making it the #1 primetime program in all of television in key male demos (Men 25-54 and Men 18-49 delivery).

The 10 PM telecast of GOLD RUSH: ALASKA delivered an average of 3.89 million viewers (P2+), also making it the #1 cable program among HH, P2+, Persons and Men 25-54 and Persons and Men 18-49.

FLYING WILD ALASKA, the lead -in to Friday’s premiere of GOLD RUSH: ALASKA proved strong as well, with 2.18 million viewers, earning a 1.59 HH / 0.90 P25-54. The 9 PM premiere of Tundra Taxis was the #2 cable program (excluding sports) for Men 25-54 delivery, only behind GOLD RUSH: ALASKA.

Driven by tune in for FLYING WILD ALASKA and GOLD RUSH: ALASKA, Discovery Channel was the #1 cable network among Persons and Men 25-54. The network beat out several broadcast networks on Friday evening, for delivery in key male demos:

ABC among M25-54/M18-49/M18-34

NBC among M18-49/M18-34/M18-34

CBS among M18-34

Tune in Friday, February 18 for a new episode of FLYING WILD ALASKA at 9 PM ET/PT and the season finale ofGOLD RUSH: ALASKA at 10 PM ET/PT. On February 25 at 10 PM ET/PT, the one hour GOLD RUSH: ALASKAspecial Full Disclosure will feature never-before-seen footage and on-camera interviews with the miners who candidly reflect on the season and look ahead to their future in gold mining. For more information or to download images from either series, please visit press.discovery.com.

Gold Rush: Alaska topped Friday night cable with a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating, same as last week. But Wizards of Waverly Place scored nearly 300,000 more viewers (3.95 million vs. 3.66 million).

Merlin dropped down to a 0.3 adults 18-49 rating (vs. a 0.4 on 1/21, it’s last original episode). Spartacus: Gods of the Arenaaveraged 1.264 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in adults 18-49, up 0.1 from last week.